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[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Old days!? Aoe2 is still getting expansions!

[–] mikyopii@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

It is shocking the longevity this game has. Still has a thriving competitive scene. Still getting expansions and patches. It's a fantastic game.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is?! Must look into that. Still my favourite game of all time.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not only that, it's still active, including a competetive scene with regular livestreams and tournaments.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I did come across the competitive scene there about 2 years ago. Honestly I found it both fascinating and a bit disheartening. There was I happy with my occasional dad game where I was regularly beating the AI on one of the higher levels. Nope. Apparently still a noob after 25 years.

The speed and accuracy that they move and build at is astounding.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The new AI is astounding. I haven't played in a while but I never was able to beat the harder difficulties. Even at my sweatiest